porch
Americannoun
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an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
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a veranda.
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the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.
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Obsolete. a portico.
noun
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a low structure projecting from the doorway of a house and forming a covered entrance
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an exterior roofed gallery, often partly enclosed; veranda
Other Word Forms
- porchless adjective
- porchlike adjective
- underporch noun
Etymology
Origin of porch
1250–1300; Middle English porche < Old French < Latin porticus porch, portico
Vocabulary lists containing porch
Example Sentences
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A covered porch houses a sizable grill for outdoor meal preparation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
After Heuermann was jailed, his wife and two children stayed in the house, even grilling on the front porch despite gawkers on the front lawn.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Three years after building their Memphis house, they admitted they were losing their battle against pollen, which unfailingly settled into the screened-in porch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Two new walls, built to enclose the porch, didn’t feature exposed brick like the others, so Robe set them apart with burgundy Jennifer Shorto wallpaper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
When Grandpa and I came in sight of our house, we saw Mama, Papa, Daisy, and Rowdy standing on the porch.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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